"worsen" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈwɝsn̩/ [General-American], /ˈwɜːsn̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-worsen.wav Forms: worsens [present, singular, third-person], worsening [participle, present], worsened [participle, past], worsened [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)sən Etymology: From Middle English wursnen; equivalent to worse + -en. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|wursnen}} Middle English wursnen, {{suffix|en|worse|en|id2=inchoative}} worse + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} worsen (third-person singular simple present worsens, present participle worsening, simple past and past participle worsened)
  1. (transitive) To make worse; to impair. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to make worse): aggravate Translations (transitive: make worse): empeorar (Asturian), пагарша́ць (paharšácʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), паго́ршыць (pahóršycʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), fallaat (Breton), влошавам (vlošavam) (Bulgarian), empitjorar (Catalan), 使……惡化 (Chinese Mandarin), 使……恶化 (shǐ ... èhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), 使……變壞 (Chinese Mandarin), 使……变坏 (shǐ ... biànhuài) (Chinese Mandarin), zhoršit (Czech), verergeren (Dutch), plimalbonigi (Esperanto), pahentaa (Finnish), huonontaa (Finnish), empirer (French), empeorar (Galician), malvar (Galician), გაუარესება (gauareseba) (Georgian), verschlechtern (German), बिगड़ना (bigaṛnā) (Hindi), मंडराना (maṇḍrānā) (Hindi), rosszabbít (Hungarian), vaikenoittaa (Ingrian), peggiorare (Italian), andare di male in peggio (Italian), 改悪する (kaiaku suru) (Japanese), 悪化させる (akka saseru) (Japanese), 悪くする (waruku suru) (Japanese), aggravō (Latin), gravō (Latin), dēteriorō (Latin), pogarszać [imperfective] (Polish), pogorszyć [perfective] (Polish), piorar (Portuguese), empiorar (Portuguese), agrava (Romanian), înrăutăți (Romanian), ухудша́ть (uxudšátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), уху́дшить (uxúdšitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), empeorar (Spanish), desmejorar (Spanish), ir de mal en peor (Spanish), peorar (Spanish), förvärra (Swedish), palalain (Tagalog), palubhain (Tagalog), погі́ршувати (pohíršuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), погі́ршити (pohíršyty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), gwaethygu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-worsen-en-verb-JOkIuzpm Disambiguation of 'to make worse': 70 22 8 Disambiguation of 'transitive: make worse': 68 22 9
  2. (intransitive) To become worse; to get worse. Tags: intransitive Synonyms (to become worse): decline Translations (intransitive: get worse): empeorarse (Asturian), пагарша́цца (paharšácca) [imperfective] (Belarusian), паго́ршыцца (pahóršycca) [perfective] (Belarusian), fallaat (Breton), влошавам се (vlošavam se) (Bulgarian), empitjorar (Catalan), 惡化 (Chinese Mandarin), 恶化 (èhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), 變壞 (Chinese Mandarin), 变坏 (biànhuài) (Chinese Mandarin), zhoršit se (Czech), verergeren (Dutch), plimalboniĝi (Esperanto), huonontua (Finnish), pahentua (Finnish), empeorar (Galician), malvar (Galician), გაუარესება (gauareseba) (Georgian), verschlechtern (German), sich verschlechtern (German), rosszabbodik (Hungarian), versna (Icelandic), vajeta (Ingrian), peggiorare (Italian), 悪化する (akka suru) (Japanese), 悪くなる (waruku naru) (Japanese), 악화되다 (akhwadoeda) (Korean), 악화하다 (akhwahada) (Korean), aggravor (Latin), peius fio (Latin), gravor (Latin), piorar (Portuguese), empiorar (Portuguese), anchayay (Quechua), ухудша́ться (uxudšátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), уху́дшиться (uxúdšitʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), mùth (Scottish Gaelic), rach bhuaithe (Scottish Gaelic), empeorarse (Spanish), desmejorarse (Spanish), förvärras (Swedish), lumala (Tagalog), lumubha (Tagalog), gwaethygu (Welsh)
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  3. (transitive, obsolete) To get the better of; to worst. Tags: obsolete, transitive Synonyms (to get the better of): better, defeat, overpower
    Sense id: en-worsen-en-verb-wPe8Zkah Disambiguation of 'to get the better of': 2 8 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: aggravate, bad, deteriorated, make matters worse

Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈwɛrsən/, /ˈwursən/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English wiersian; equivalent to worse (“worse”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|wiersian|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English wiersian, {{inh+|enm|ang|wiersian}} Inherited from Old English wiersian, {{af|enm|worse|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=worse}} worse (“worse”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} worsen, {{enm-verb|stem=wors}} worsen (third-person singular simple present worseth, present participle worsende, worsynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle worsed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|worse|inf2=0}} Forms: worseth [present, singular, third-person], worsende [participle, present], worsynge [participle, present], worsed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], worseen [infinitive], to worseen [infinitive], worsee [first-person, present, singular], worseed [first-person, past, singular], worseest [present, second-person, singular], worseedest [past, second-person, singular], worseeth [present, singular, third-person], worseed [past, singular, third-person], worsee [present, singular, subjunctive], worseed [past, singular, subjunctive], worsee [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], worseen [plural, present], worsee [plural, present], worseeden [past, plural], worseede [past, plural], worseeth [imperative, plural, present], worsee [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], worseynge [participle, present], worseende [participle, present], worseed [participle, past], yworseed [participle, past]
  1. To worsen; to become worse.
    Sense id: en-worsen-enm-verb-sA8pPMZA
  2. To impair or damage; to make worse.
    Sense id: en-worsen-enm-verb-CPKxVDdt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wursnen [rare], werrsenn, wursen, wursien, wursin [Early-Middle-English], worsi [Kent]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "vlošavam",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "empitjorar"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "使……惡化"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
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          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "verergeren"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
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          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "pahentaa"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "huonontaa"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "empirer"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "empeorar"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "malvar"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gauareseba",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "გაუარესება"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "verschlechtern"
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        {
          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "bigaṛnā",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "बिगड़ना"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "maṇḍrānā",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "मंडराना"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "rosszabbít"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "vaikenoittaa"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "peggiorare"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "andare di male in peggio"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kaiaku suru",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "改悪する"
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        {
          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "akka saseru",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "悪化させる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "waruku suru",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "悪くする"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "aggravō"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "gravō"
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        {
          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "dēteriorō"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "pogarszać"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "piorar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "empiorar"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "agrava"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "înrăutăți"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uxudšátʹ",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ухудша́ть"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "uxúdšitʹ",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "уху́дшить"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "empeorar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "desmejorar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "ir de mal en peor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "peorar"
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          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "förvärra"
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        {
          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "palalain"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "palubhain"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pohíršuvaty",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "погі́ршувати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pohíršyty",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "погі́ршити"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 22 9",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "transitive: make worse",
          "word": "gwaethygu"
        }
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "fallaat"
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "empitjorar"
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "使……惡化"
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      "roman": "shǐ ... èhuà",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "使……恶化"
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "使……變壞"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shǐ ... biànhuài",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "使……变坏"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "zhoršit"
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "verergeren"
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "plimalbonigi"
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "pahentaa"
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "huonontaa"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "empirer"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "empeorar"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "malvar"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "gauareseba",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "გაუარესება"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "verschlechtern"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "roman": "bigaṛnā",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "बिगड़ना"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "rosszabbít"
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      "code": "izh",
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "vaikenoittaa"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "peggiorare"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "andare di male in peggio"
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      "word": "悪化させる"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "aggravō"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "gravō"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
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      "word": "pogarszać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "pogorszyć"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "piorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "empiorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "agrava"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "înrăutăți"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uxudšátʹ",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ухудша́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uxúdšitʹ",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "уху́дшить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "empeorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "desmejorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "ir de mal en peor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "peorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "förvärra"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "palalain"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "palubhain"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pohíršuvaty",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "погі́ршувати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pohíršyty",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "погі́ршити"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "transitive: make worse",
      "word": "gwaethygu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "empeorarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "paharšácca",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "пагарша́цца"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pahóršycca",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "паго́ршыцца"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "fallaat"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vlošavam se",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "влошавам се"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "empitjorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "惡化"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "èhuà",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "恶化"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "變壞"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biànhuài",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "变坏"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "zhoršit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "verergeren"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "plimalboniĝi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "huonontua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "pahentua"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "empeorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "malvar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gauareseba",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "გაუარესება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "verschlechtern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "sich verschlechtern"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "rosszabbodik"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "versna"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "vajeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "peggiorare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "akka suru",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "悪化する"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "waruku naru",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "悪くなる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "akhwadoeda",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "악화되다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "akhwahada",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "악화하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "aggravor"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "peius fio"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "gravor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "piorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "empiorar"
    },
    {
      "code": "qu",
      "lang": "Quechua",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "anchayay"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uxudšátʹsja",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "ухудша́ться"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uxúdšitʹsja",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "уху́дшиться"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "mùth"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "rach bhuaithe"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "empeorarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "desmejorarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "förvärras"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "lumala"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "lumubha"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "intransitive: get worse",
      "word": "gwaethygu"
    }
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}

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      "form": "worseed",
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      "ipa": "/ˈwursən/"
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        "Early-Middle-English"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Kent"
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    }
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}

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